The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-26

break its back with any such last straws as
three Territories which it fears are politically
unsound--San Francisco Chronicle.
ESeL4ND generation ago made jute. fax
and silk free. Its lutte manufacture has gone
to India. its flax mills in thirty-fve years have
| dropped from thirty to forty to four five
about Leeds. and those employed from &c. 600 to
oOOO with like results IN other parts of Eng
land. and the silk manufacture of England has
removed to south Franee.-Philadelphia Press
WHERE the prohibition question is left for
settlement to the vote of a State, it remains an
ever irritating and strife stirring ISSUE Ihere
are localities in every State that are as firmly
fixed in their determination that prohibition Is
not the thing, as there are those that are as en-
thusiastic in its support. Missouri will find that
local option is the thing. and other States will
soon toLow.-Atlanta Constitution.
THERE can be possible doubt that the Utah
convention was mere trick of the Mormons to
get out from under the hands of Congress-, and
from under the laws of the United States. The
only assurance of laws against polygamy being
carried out IN a State of Utah would be gen
tile majority. AS long the MormonS are in
the majority Utah must remain where she is, if
she shall forever remain Territory
apolis Tribune.
THE appointment of Lamar is indecent and
1t ought to be fifty characterized by conventions
of Republicans. The outrageous condition
which gives the Southern Democrat a power
equal to that of several Northern voters. as
reward for suppresSng a legal vote, ought to
meet with the constant, and emphatic and specific
denunciation of Republicans in convention
we want vigorous Repu0llcan politics next
year, and no possum policy will or ought to WIN
milwaukee, Sentinel
THE votes of the agricultural districts are the
malnstay of free and good government. Did
the maorities in cities rule the country it would
be badly and corruptly ruled Those Republican
statesmen in Congress who framed our wise
tariff laws made them a shield fer the protection
of agriculture well of manufactures. and
the malignant enemies of our industrial system
admit it when in one moment they cry that the
farmer has protection. and in the next mo-
ment demand the removal of the tariff that pro-
tects one of the leading farm products of the
country--Chicago Journal.
THE fact that the telegraph service is very
much worse and more expensive under gov
eminent ownership than under private owner
ship. ought to be enough to prevent the folly of
such an undertaking as is now advocated Even
Post says, the average rate per message is thir-
ty-one cents. while in this country it is only
twenty three cents. 1t is in evidence before the
Senate committee that the errors in transmits
sion are far more numerous in Europe than
here and that in the matter of speed our sys-
tenn is unspeakably better.-NlilwaukeeS Sentinel.
LET the Republican members of the United
States Senate be given to understand that they
were not elected to the highest legislative office
III the world for six years simply to take care of
who may be nominated for Office.
They are trustees for the people who elected
them, and the Republican Senators were elected
by Republican legislatures. representing the
Republican people, who expect them to defend
Republican principles. If they believe those
principles right. they should battle for
them to the last If they do not. let them, in
justice to their constituents. resign in favor of
those who do.-New York Press.